Trees & Shrubs for Montana

Plants perfect for Montana

Montana Trees

Montanans, who live in the Treasure State, are often looking for fast growing shade trees to cast some cooling shade on their residential landscapes. The type of trees you plant in Montana will depend on where you live – the Great Plains or the Rocky Mountain Region – and also the benefits you expect from the tree.

The Best Trees for Planting in Montana

Outstanding tree choices for Montana will always include varieties that are highly adaptable to the unique climate of Montana’s regions. The state is separated into two distinct climatic regions by the Continental Divide. The western regions are generally milder than the eastern counties, which experience harsh winters. Around 58 inches of snow fall on the Great Falls area each year.

When you want fast growing trees that are hardy enough to withstand even the colder regions, choose the robust Hybrid Poplar, the graceful Weeping Willow, or the golden Quaking Aspen. Other favorites include the easy to maintain Norway Spruce and the colorful Gingko. All these trees soon settle in the Montana climate.

If you’re considering planting a row of evergreens, try our Thuja Giant or Leyland Cypress. The both grow quickly to form a uniform, living green wall. Unlike other trees that are vulnerable to many diseases, these evergreens are adaptable and easy to grow. When you’re looking for a fast growing privacy tree, check out our Willow hybrid. It grows up to 6 ft. a year!

You may want to enhance your residential landscape with colorful flowering trees like the fragrant Royal Empress, which grows well in Montana and gives you the benefit of a spring flowering tree that is large enough to be a shade tree. Some of the best trees for Montana landscapes can be found right here at Fast Growing Trees Nursery.

Wherever you live in the Treasure State, from Missoula to Great Falls, Big Sky to Plentywood or Whitefish to Billings, we have the trees for your unique region. Our wide selection of trees for Montana is sure to provide some unique solutions for your personal landscaping needs.

The Montana state tree is the Ponderosa Pine, also known as the Western Yellow Pine. This tall conifer has orange bark with a vanilla scent. This tree can live for between 300 and 600 years. It grows up to 180 feet high with diameters up to 6 feet.

Scobey was designated the state soil of Montana in 1928. It is found throughout 700,000 acres. I tis a deep, well drained brown clay loam and is one of the most fertile soils in Montana’s Golden Triangle. It is well suited to cultivating trees and shrubs.

Gorgeous Montana landscapes are usually a mixture of different types of hardy shade trees and flowering trees that grow well in the Treasure State, as well as evergreen and fruit trees. Trees that adapt to the soil type in your specific region are always the best choice for an easy to care for landscape.